I thank the Lord Jesus Christ for the talent He has bestowed on all of us!
I have been artistic all of my life and love experimenting with different mediums and techniques. This blog is my creative outlet to share my passion for cardmaking and papercrafting!

The Card Concept is a
bi-weekly challenge that has an inspiration photo along with a number of design
styles that you can choose from to create your card- Clean and Simple, Clean
and Graphic, Clean and Layered, Shabby Chic, Freestyle Collage, Classy and
Elegant and Mixed Media.

So I hope you have
time to gather your supplies together and come join in on the fun!!

To create this card:

Apply a layer of
Gesso® to a piece of Whisper White cardstock and allow to dry (I prefer to use
my Heat Tool to speed up the process).

On your craft mat, apply
Faber-Castell Gelatos®, apply water and add additional Gelatos® until the
desired color is achieved.

Use a damp paper
towel along with the Balzar Designs® Mini Punchenella Stencil to remove a bit of the Gelatos®.

Ink the background
stamp, Dictionary using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink and randomly stamp across the panel,
distress the edges using the Distressing Tool and use a Sponge Dauber to apply
Calypso Coral Classic Ink.

Mount the panel to a
piece of Very Vanilla cardstock, distress the edges using the Distressing Tool
and adhere to the Basic Gray card base.

Stamp the flowers
from Flower Shop using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock, use
an AquaPainter™ with Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Ink to add color to the petals, with a Smoky Slate Stampin' Write marker to darken the flower centers and fussy-cut the images out.

Use the Big Shot™
with the retired Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss
a piece of retired Baja Breeze cardstock (ink the interior of the folder with
Midnight Muse Classic Ink before inserting the paper).

About Me

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog! As an independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator I am responsible for the content of this blog. It is not endorsed by Stampin' Up! Unless otherwise noted, all images copyright 2016 Stampin' Up! Also, unless otherwise noted, all of my designs are copyrighted by me and you are free to CASE (Copy and Share Everything) my designs for PERSONAL USE ONLY. PLEASE DO NOT COPY or CASE my designs for any challenge, contest, publication or for re-sale of any type. If you do decide to CASE my designs for personal use and publish that CASE anywhere on the internet, please give credit (link back to my blog) :-)

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